Overview
- Investigative site Hondurasgate published 37 voice messages that it says it authenticated, alleging US and Israeli backing for influence efforts in Honduras and against left-leaning governments, though outside verification remains limited.
- The recordings include alleged calls in which former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández asks President Nasry Asfura for $150,000 to rent a US apartment to run an “information cell.”
- Other messages describe support from Republican allies and say Argentina’s Javier Milei pledged $350,000 for a digital newsroom that would target Mexico and Colombia.
- Several audios attribute Hernández’s 2025 pardon by President Trump to donors tied to Israel and claim Benjamin Netanyahu “had everything to do” with the deal.
- Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum said she listened to the clips and dismissed the effort as a smear campaign organized from Honduras with resources from a friendly nation.